Curried Zucchini Soup

You know how you get a recipe in your head and you want to make it. You really do. But somehow you just never get around to throwing the ingredients together? That’s exactly what happened with this creamy zucchini soup. Zucchini season has come and gone twice. Each time I thought about making this soup. I didn’t get much further than that.

Finally. This year I made the soup. It was worth the wait.

We like zucchini at our house. It’s kind of like all-purpose glue. You can use it to make just about anything. Cookies. Bread. Entrees. And, yes, soup. It will take on the flavors you choose. And, it’s got a silky-smooth texture when you whirl it in a blender.

It’s a simple recipe, and honestly, that simplicity is what makes it so good. Instead of sour cream or heavy cream, I used cashews to give it a luscious texture. I used my VitaMix to get the cashews to blend completely into the soup. If you don’t have one, try soaking the cashews for several hours or even overnight to soften them up.

I like this soup piping hot. It’s also great right out of the refrigerator. You can’t go wrong.

Ready to play in the kitchen? First, read about the health benefits of zucchini. (I never thought of zucchini as a health food before this.) Then, go make some soup. And try some of these zucchini recipes too:

Comments

@Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy, Thanks, Caralyn! I love soup too - even though it's triple-digit weather in Texas I can still go for soup. We stay inside where it's a nice 73 degrees all day anyway. :)

Oooh, I have been on a curry kick lately and I LOVE chilled soups in the summer so this is definitely on my to-do list. You said it serves 6-8, but how much, quantity-wise would you say the recipe yields as written? I like to make soup at least a half-gallon at a time so that I have plenty to eat throughout the week and freeze the rest for "a rainy day".

@Alta, Update! I tried this last night! I used some yellow squash in combination with the zucchini in order to have enough, but it's so easy and so delicious! I had it hot last night. Brought some leftovers for lunch today, and I'll have to decide whether to warm it up or not. We'll see. It is deliciously creamy!

Niky, I think canned coconut milk could be used in place of cashews --- or any kind of milk you like, and decreasing the amount of water. Coconut milk and curry go well together. If you use another kind of nut rather than nut milk (like almonds...), you will have to blend the nuts with some water in a high power blender and strain off the milk using a nut milk bag or 3 layers of cheescloth. You can google how to make nut milk. I love cashews b/c they are a little sweet, and you don't have to strain the milk from the solids.
This recipe is delicious!

My zucchini have full sun and I water every day or every other day depending on how hot it is and whether or not we have a damp morning. I don't fertilize them, but my garden has good natural soil which drains well. Really I pretty much ignore them except to make sure they aren't wilting from lack of water. Perhaps it's my climate, I'm in Southern California in a rural area full of plant nurseries so growing conditions are ideal here. I have heard that over fertilizing can cause plant growth from excess nitrogen with no vegetables forming, and that temperature makes a difference in pollination. We have cool nights and mornings and it's 70-80 during the day here.

Yum! This is my new favorite soup! I made it as specified (except I'm not sure I added the same amount of liquid, maybe less since I could always add more), and it was perfect! Since my daughter is requesting broccoli soup, I'm going to switch the zucch for brocc next time. To one batch of the zucch soup, I added some cooked chicken, and that worked very well.
I think the basic recipe could easily be tweaked to adjust herbs/spices to taste. But I loved the curry that was suggested. Thanks!!!

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